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Office of Operations

Mission

The Office of Operations directs the investigative, research, and nomenclature work of the USITC and ensures the timeliness, quality, objectivity, and efficiency of the Commission’s product as it relates to substantive, technical, and business process matters. The office leads the Performance Management and Strategic Planning Committee and agency-wide strategic planning, performance improvement, and enterprise risk management programs.

The Director of Operations is the USITC’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). The Associate Director of Operations is the USITC’s Performance Improvement Officer (PIO).

Functions

To fulfill its mission, Operations performs the following functions:

  1. Directs -
    1. The work of the subordinate offices within Operations in collecting information, conducting research, and preparing memoranda, reports, and other materials relating to USITC investigations and other analytical products.
    2. The operation and maintenance of the USITC’s Main Research and Law libraries.
    3. Operations’ activities related to strategic planning, enterprise risk management, business process management, budget formulation and execution, and staffing.
  2. Leads -
    1. Strategic planning, enterprise risk management, and performance management and implementation of related Executive Orders and Office of Management and Budget memoranda or circulars for the USITC. Also represents the USITC on related interagency committees or groups.
    2. The Performance Management and Strategic Planning Committee.
  3. Oversees -
    1. Antidumping and countervailing duty and safeguard investigations, as directed by the Commission.
    2. Investigations and technical assistance under Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930, Section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, and other statutes as directed by the Commission, except as provided in item 5 below.
    3. Publication of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and related inquires and the USITC’s technical contributions to the Harmonized System Committee under the World Customs Organization.
    4. Staff research and written products regarding trade, economic, and industry matters to prepare for future requests for investigations and technical assistance.
    5. As appropriate, the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, but does not provide direction regarding litigation and investigative activity pertaining to particular Section 337 investigations.
    6. Editorial and statistical services.
  4. Develops, reviews, and revises -
    1. USITC business processes related to Operations including its subordinate offices, as well as Operations’ interaction with administrative and information services providers.
  5. Follows and supports all agency-wide functions including equal employment opportunity, ethics, audit follow-up, risk management, and property management.